Record-holder.



L; E. JONES. RECORD HOLDER.

APPLIUATION YILED AUG.I, 1912.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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a hbox/wma I l g l provide a record holding casing with un dividiial holders for each record or '.disk,

sin if E T .FIEIC-4 LEMUEL ii. Jonsson' Los ANGELES, CALIFQRNIA.

RECORD-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters J'Ea'tent.

.Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

Application filed August 7. 1912. Serial No.' 713,758.

:To all @from .it may concern:

Beiit known that I, LEMUEL R. JoNns,

California, haveinvcnted cer- .ord-,Holders specification. v

4vThis in vei'ition' relates to improvements in'stora'ge receptacles creases and particuofwhich the following lis a larly. to 'receptacles adapted for storiner and properly-holding disk recordsfor phonographs.` ItQis-'a'n object of the invention to pi'ovide isflr" holding receptacle or box carrying dislegholders adapted t'o twithin. the. box, afiidca able of drawing the disks hen esired so that they maybe removed helianthe-receptacle.

lIt 's' .alsofan object of the invention to thesaid holders being adapted to drawtheir disks 'outwardly to a limited degree so that 'any disk maybe takenfroin the casing, the holder thereof remaining in its outer positiongfo'r indicating the placeY where the disk belongs, .when it is 4tobe restored to the casing.- lIt is a still further-object of the invention tov providearecord holding case, having a :frontcover ada ptedv lto be turned outwardly anddovvnwardly, a, limiting wall beingprovidedlbelow 4said cover to' prevent records'or disks from rolling out-of the-casing, and alsoy -toprovide 'movable record carrying holder'spof thin material capable of drawing 'forward any desired record so that it ymay betalren fro'in'the casing.

`W'ith thesefand other objects in view,-tlie invention eonsistsin certainnovel. construetions, arrangements and combinations of parts. as will'be ,hereinafter fully described and-claimed.'v 'In the 4accompanying drawing, forming part o .f this specificatiomFigure l is a per- 'spective view of the improved.` casing or receptacle, the] front thereof being open, and one of the disk holders being shown as `drawn forward to present a` desired record. 2 is .a vertical, longitudinal,-'sectional view through the saidcasing, one of the' record holders` being shown as drawn forward,

while 'the others behind are shown in'their innermost positions. Fig'.4 3 is a fragmentary,z detail, perspective View showing afpOl? ,ner cover 9 is top of the casing 5,

' The free end -tatirigthe proper limitation in ment ofsaid holders and the records.

vtaken upon the linea-4 of stored in 'as compact form as possible and yet may bereached and selections made therefrom with ease and quickness. In vthe of casing or receptacle withits holders has` been illustrated, andthe details and features of the invention will now be described with reference thereto.

In the said '-drawing, tzngular box or casing which may b e made o' anyv desired-"material, but 1s usually formed of pasteboard or likeinaterialsfor the salte of lightness.

wall 6 of Suitable height to prevent thereoordsmor d isksfrom lid 7 is hinged 'to the upper edge of said front wallG, and is adapted to be folded upwardlyfor closing the receptacle or casing 5. The vupper front corner of the casing is.

preferably cut diagonally provided and `hinged to the as clearly shown in Figs.

l and@ ofthe drawing. The diagonal edges of the casing wallsare usually thinned at `l() sothat the cover; 9 may it over them. of the front ,lid 7 is also usually thinned atll so that the cover 9 l is a fragmentary, detail, sec- 5 indicates a recaccidentally rolling outl of-the casing at any time.' A front cover oraccompanying drawing, the preferred form forward The said'casin is open at one edge and is provided at the ltom part of said 'open edge, with a front maytit over it'and hold itin closed. position. The small cornerl cover 9 thus locks the parts ofthe casiiig'together.

The holders for the "records also form an important feature of the'invention Aand cooperate with the .shape of vthe casing and for vfaciliparticularly with the 'front wall 6 the move- The h'oldrsz'lQ are prefe'rably'forine'd of thin material, usuallyl of light cardboard or manila paper and generally lfolded atv the the holderv extends approximately the full `lll() lower edge as shown in Fig.. 3. One wall of'4 heightof the casing, while the other wall as lpreferably extends only vai `part of the way from the bottomof the casing toward the top. A convenient proportion in the heights of these walls is shownA in Fig. 2l of the drawing. Since 'the disks or records' 14C have some thickness, the 'lower edge of the material of'which the holders are formed, is preferably creased to form square corners at 15 and 16 as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The side walls of the 'holders may thus lie flatly against the recordsrso that each holder with its record occupies very little space. Thus in a casing of very little width, fifteen or twenty records can be readily stored, making. a very compact way of keeping the records.

holder is adapted when drawn forward,to pull its record with it, and for this reason, the rear edges of the holders are closed to the full height of the wall 13. rllhe walls may be connected at therear edge of the holders by paper strips 17 as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and el of the drawing, though ofcourse it will be readily understood thattlie edges of the holders may be secured by any ordinary paper securing means, as for instance, clips or fasteners, within the spirit and scope of the invention.

rlhe holders' have a limited movement, their inner movement being limited by the back wall 18 of tliebox 5, while their forf ward movement is limited by the front wall 6. In order to permit the records'to be drawn forwardly sufficiently far to be grasped and taken from the case, each holder is cut away or notched 'at its lower front corner, as indicated at 19. The cut away portion can thus be drawn forward over the wall 6, when the lid 7 isopen. The shoulder formed at QO-upon each holder will engage and be stopped by the said wall 6. The corner of each holder is thus cut away a sufficient distance to allowv the holder to be drawn forward far enough to expose 'the edge of the record, as clearly shown in Figs.l 1 and2. v

.ln order to be able to select the desired record at any time, each holder is provided with a tab 2l, and the said tabs'of the holdersv are .consecutively numbered, the numbers being arranged to correspond with a numbered index placed: upon the inner face of the front cover 7, as will be clearly understood by reference to Fig. l. The tabs also afford a means for drawing forward,

in thecasing 5, any desired'holder.

in using theidevice', the'records are in serted in the holders, which 'is readily accomplished since one wall 13 of each holder is lower than 4thev other, and a record can thas be readily thrust between the walls of the holderV 'lFhe names of thereco'rds are then placed upon the index on the cover '7* opposite the numbers which correspond with idiaaai the numbers of the tabs carried by the liolders of the records. `When it is desired to select a particular record, it is only neces sary to note upon the index what the numbei' of the desired record is, and then grasp the'tab containing that number and draw the holder' carrying the same, forwardly until the shoulder 20 is stopped by the front wall 6 of the casing? This brings the desired record to view, and causes it to project a sufficient distance beyond .the adjacent holders in the box, so that it may be readily grasped by the fingers and taken out of the casing for use. The holderl is allowed to remain in its outermost position'until the record is to be returned to its casing, and" thus the said casing serves an additional function of indicating immediately the place to which the record is to be returned, without the necessity of a further consultation. off The record with 'its the index or tabs.l holder is then 'pushed backwardly into the box and other records maybe selected .and used in the same manner. When all the records with their casings are pushed back into the box, the front wall 7 can be folded upwardly and its upper edge caught and held by turning down the cornercover 9, thus conopletely closing the box and protecting the contents thereof. It will be observed that each holder performs the functions of drawin-gforivard the record, indicating the position to which it is to be returned and lby means of its tab, also indicating the record which may be desired for use. Eachliolder also performs a double function, namely: the preventing of the records from. rolling out of the box or holders, and-the limiting of the holders in their forward movements. The space between the upper edge of the wall 6 and the top of the casing is ample for the removal of any of the records.`

It -will be observed that the holders are of such character that records of different sizes may be employed with the same hold ers. Thus, large and small records may be' stored in the same receptacle, some being placed in some of the'holdiers while others are in the others, without changing the formation or dimensions of the device.

'Vhat is claimed is: Y 1. A lreceptacle for records having side guiding walls and front and rear limiting walls, disk carrying holders movable'behas a limited movement.` The front wall 6rv tween the said'guide walls and limited in in said receptacle having a forward projectinglportion adapted to extend over said stop Wall for delivering the contents of the holders, the said stop Wall acting to prevent disk records from rolling out of the holders and receptacle, as Well as acting as stops for the said holders. i

3. A disk record receptacle comprising a storage receptacle, movable record holders 10 mounted `in said receptacle, each of said holders having a short side wall and a tall side Wall whereby the records may be easily inserted within the holders and a cover for closing the said receptacle.

In testimony whereof, I have hereuntoset 16 my hand, in presence of two witnesses.

LEMUEL R. JONES. Witnesses:

BERTHA C. NIEMEYER, CAssLjLL SEVERANCE. 

